BACKGROUND
Split cord malformation (SCM) is a rare condition. With decreasing incidence of neural tube defect (NTD) in the West, the reports of SCM are getting lesser and lesser. However, in India,… (More)

BACKGROUND
Over a 2-year period, 2008-2009, a total of 53 cases of split cord malformation (SCM) were treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). This study is a retrospective… (More)

Abstract Complications after cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy are often underreported. A review of the complications helps to suggest measures to improve the care of these patients.… (More)

Summary:Occipital neuralgia is a relatively common form of lancinating and/or stabbing headache, with variable intensity and frequency, occurring in the dermatomal distribution of the occipital… (More)

Surgical management is the only option for patients presenting with acute hydrocephalus caused by intraventricular neurocysticercosis. Although various modalities have been described, endoscopic… (More)

BACKGROUND
Anterior encephaloceles are rare conditions. Except for a few places from South East Asia, no large series has been published in the World literature.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
At AIIMS, we… (More)

Traumatic brain injury increases the metabolic response of body, and therefore nutritional demands. This study was undertaken to evaluate various clinical features of malnutrition in TBI and their… (More)

We studied predictive factors with respect to angiogenesis and proliferative indices for early symptomatic recurrences in patients with pilocytic astrocytoma (PA). One hundred and eighteen patients… (More)